
KVPR News Podcast
Local news reports and interviews from KVPR, covering issues in Central California.
Latest Episodes
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Last month, the editors of Time Magazine featured an online piece about the community which they say has the worst air in the nation - Bakersfield.It…
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A visit to Yosemite National Park may soon become more expensive. On Monday the park service announced a plan to raise the single vehicle entry fee from…
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Scientists may soon have a more accurate way to predict the extent and severity of droughts, floods and even the amount of food California can produce. As…
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Predictions suggest the California drought is likely to persist, and even worsen in some areas. Ed Joyce reports from Sacramento.NOAA's Climate Prediction…
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The drought in Central California has hit many farmers and homeowners hard. Perhaps those hardest hit are in Tulare County where the number of dry wells…
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The California Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of two lawsuits that challenged the way California plans to pay for High Speed Rail. As Amy…
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The California governor’s race and statewide ballot measures may claim most of the spotlight this election season. But below the radar, a handful of…
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As brutal as the Central Valley economy has fared over the last several years, it’s starting to bounce back. Our series “Fits and Starts” on California’s…
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Editor's Note: Five years after the Great Recession officially ended, the California economy looks like a patchwork quilt. All this week, we feature a…
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A tribal dispute that began Thursday night at a hotel and casino outside of Coarsegold continue Friday. FM89’s Ezra David Romero reports on the standoff…